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Land Rover Defender

Safety Grade: F
316
Total Complaints
4
Crashes
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Top Issues

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
73
VISIBILITY/WIPER
47
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
33
ENGINE
26
STEERING
25
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
22
POWER TRAIN
15
STRUCTURE:BODY
9
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
6
SERVICE BRAKES
5

Recent Complaints

2025 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — VISIBILITY/WIPER
30 years of car ownership have never had a chipped or cracked windshield. 2025 Land Rover Defender has had 3 rock chips in a year and now a 20" crack from very minor impact from a pebble. This windshield has a design flaw and is extremely fragile.
2023 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DC-DC converter failure. Received dashboard message “Stop safely Electrical fault detected”
2022 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I believe there is an issue with the DC to DC converter. Had an incident when the vehicle was idling for at 30 mins while cleaning snow in driveway after a storm. I received an warning battery low. As thought this was odd I turned it off. waited a few hours returned and the warning was gone. I had...
2023 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Received a stop vehicle, "Electrical Fault". Diagnosed by certified mechanic to be DC to DC Converter fault needing replacement. Estimated 1-2 month backorder due to high demand for parts.
2022 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The vehicle lost power after a warning that the battery was not recharging. I have a portable jump start battery. Tried to jump start it -- the battery would not hold a charge once cables disconnected. Had the vehicle towed to the dealer. I was told this is a DC-to-DC converter problem that is w...
2022 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
While driving on a busy road. My car gave a message saying electrical failure and transmission failure. Within 20 seconds shut the car down before I could safely pull over and it was unable to start. Hazard lights didn’t work and I was stuck in the middle of the road until a tow truck came. T...
2022 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — POWER TRAIN
While driving on a busy road. My car gave a message saying electrical failure and transmission failure. Within 20 seconds shut the car down before I could safely pull over and it was unable to start. Hazard lights didn’t work and I was stuck in the middle of the road until a tow truck came. T...
2023 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — SUSPENSION
While driving the dashboard suddenly showed a message saying Battery Charging Fault error” a few minutes later the car stopped driving while I was on a busy freeway. It had no power and it displayed several messages saying suspension system is disabled, battery issue, cameras disabled. I had try t...
2023 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — ENGINE
While driving the dashboard suddenly showed a message saying Battery Charging Fault error” a few minutes later the car stopped driving while I was on a busy freeway. It had no power and it displayed several messages saying suspension system is disabled, battery issue, cameras disabled. I had try t...
2023 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
While driving the dashboard suddenly showed a message saying Battery Charging Fault error” a few minutes later the car stopped driving while I was on a busy freeway. It had no power and it displayed several messages saying suspension system is disabled, battery issue, cameras disabled. I had try t...

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